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Dick Harris - Portland - jbryson - 11-02-2016
Dick Harris, a fire photographer with Portland Fire and a contributor to this forum passed away last month. Information can be found here:
http://forums.radioreference.com/oregon-radio-discussion-forum/341017-dick-harris-passes-away-1929-2016-a.html
http://memoriesbymuhrs.zenfolio.com/p764090451
http://memoriesbymuhrs.zenfolio.com/p865200155
While I never met Dick in person, I did correspond with him from time to time via email. He had a passion for photography as well as the men and women at Portland Fire Rescue
Dick Harris - Portland - BFD190 - 11-02-2016
Very nice.
Dick Harris - Portland - hank - 11-06-2016
I was first introduced to Dick over sixty (60) years ago when he was the person to go to if you wanted a scanner. They were new at the time and Dick would sell them and tune them at his home in Nedham, MA The first radios had to be
in certain frequency range, so to monitor the Boston area you needed three scanners. Crystals were required and Dick would sell them along with the scanner. The brand he sold and they were good radios was Sonar and the first radio
would hold four (4) crystals. Later they would accommodate ten crystals. I had a jar full of crystals, probably 100+ as I would want to cover more communities. Over the years, I probably purchased twenty or more scanners as the protables
made there way on to the market. Dick was a avid spark and I would see him at many of the jobs and we would get a cup of java off the Canteen truck. He then left the area and I had lost track of him. A few years back after I had joined
this web site and start to see his name appear with his excellent photos and I pm him and sure enough he reappeared. I continue to travel to jobs just as Dick was doing and the jakes look forward to the pictures. Sometimes I have the
images all processed and forwarded to the stations when they return from the scene. Dick was always a gentleman and well respected in the fire service field. R.I.P. Dick and my sympathies to his family and the members of the Portland
Fire Department as his memories will carry on when you see his photos on the walls of your station.
tHANKs
hank brennick
Dick Harris - Portland - agoulder - 11-14-2016
Sorry to hear this!